We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield. We play selected clips from these v...
Sgt Bill Mauch 8th AMTAC Battalion, 1st Marine Div, Peleliu, Okinawa WWII - Episode 5/6 SERIES 54
Send us a textWelcome to Episode 5 of the 6 part Bill Mauch series. In this episode Bill discusses the number of ways you can die on Okinawa.Support the show
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Sgt Bill Mauch 8th AMTAC Battalion, 1st Marine Div, Peleliu, Okinawa WWII - Episode 4/6 SERIES 54
Send us a textWelcome to Episode 4 of the Bill Mauch series. Bill talks about the reason for invading Peleliu and provides some intense moments from the battle. He also talks about the landing on Okinawa.Support the show
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Sgt Bill Mauch 8th AMTAC Battalion, 1st Marine Div, Peleliu, Okinawa WWII - Episode 3/6 SERIES 54
Send us a textWelcome to Episode 3 of the Bill Mauch series. In this episode Bill discusses the training on Pavuvu and Guadalcanal before the invading Peleliu in the fall of 1944.Support the show
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Sgt Bill Mauch 8th AMTAC Battalion, 1st Marine Div, Peleliu, Okinawa WWII - Episode 2/6 SERIES 54
Send us a textWelcome to Episode 2 of the Bill Mauch series. In this episode Bill talks about being assigned to the 8th Amphibious Tactor Battalion and he ships out for the Pacific Theater.Support the show
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🔒 PREMIUM EDITION Sgt Bill Mauch 8th AMTAC Battalion, 1st Marine Div, Peleliu, Okinawa WWII SERIES 54
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textWelcome to the Premium Subscriber edition of the Bill Mauch series. This is the story of Bill Mauch from Sapulpa, OK who served in the 8th Amphibious Tractor Battalion attached to the 1st Marine Division. He fought in WWII on the islands of Peleliu and Okinawa.
We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield. We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!